Disk wheel



VAug` 30, 1927.

F. c. SCHOENTHAL DISK WHEEL Filed Aug.' 23, 1919 2 Sheets-sheet 1 byFils Hor a Aug. 30,

F. C. SCHOENTHAL DISK WHEEL Filed Aug. 23, 1919 2y Sheets-Sheet 2 lNVENTOR JM! C. Shim fly Hs attorney f EMM Patented Aug. 3o, 1927.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

:FEED c. soTToEN'rHAL, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK, AssTeNoia'BY MEsNEAsshmmams,

TO STEEL WHEEL CORPORATION, MICHIGAN.

'OF LANSING, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION Ol' DISK WHEEL.

Application med August -23, 1919. Serial No.`319,396.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, marked thereon, whichform part of this specitication.- y

Like figures of reference lrefer to likev parts.

This invention relates to disk wheels. articularly to reinforced single.disk wheeis.'

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a disk wheel of asingle plate disk concentrically bent to give the 'disk resilience, andhaving a felloe portion at the periphery of the plate formed by bendingthe same to give a circumferential shoulder and foundation to thedemountable wheel rim.

Another object is to provide a wheel of a single plate disk having asmaller disk concentricall)7 welded in contact therewith and divergingfrom the same to form a reinforcing brace to the larger disk.

Another object is to provide ay wheel and sectional rim, having the rimof simple construction and demountable and at the same time separable,using only bolts to hold the parts together and to the felloe.

' Another object is to provide a single disk wheel, which will replace.the present wood wheel on a. given standard hub.

With these and other objects my invention resides in certainconstruction, one embodiment of which is illustrated in the drawings. asadapted to the present Ford type of' hub and is hereinafter described.and what .I claim is set forth. In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation ofa wheel embodying myinvention.

Figure 2 is a section taken on the line X-X of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan of a clamping outside hub disk.

Figure 4 is a medial section of the clamping hub disk shown in Figure 3,

Figure 5 is a' plan of the backing plate formed to concentrically t ahuband ilange of the Ford type.

Figure 6 is a section of the backing plate shown in Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the reinforcing pieces whichbridge' the felloe at the bolt holes.

Figure8 is asection of clincherrim to be and to figures of referenceuused as an alternate foriiiof rim to that shown in Figures 1 and 2. v

hub 1 In the figures, there is shown a journaled upon a-shaft 2. Mountedon the hub 1 is a backingplate 3, secured by three bolts 4, to theflange 5 of the hub 1. Positioned between airs of bolts 4 areoutstanding posts 6, lntegral. with the pla-te 3. Mounted upon the hub1, is'- the single bent disk 7, havingl a reinforcing plate 8, bent tolie in the annulr'groove 9, of the plate 3 and spaced at this point fromthedisk 7. The periphery. 10, of the plate 8,'is welded to the disk 7.rlhe disk 7 is bent circumferentially toward fthe back of'the wheel andthen curves outward toward the front of the wheel in the plane thereofand has its pez rlpheral zone formed into an angular felloe portion 11,the edge' of which is conically bent outward'to conform to the back ofthe y rim ring 12.

To the rim ring 12. a rim ring 14 is secured by bolts 15. having nuts 16which pass y through holes 17 in t-he felloe portion 11.

Between the bolts 15, are bolts-18 passing through the ilanges 19 of'the rim rmgs 12 and 14, and through holes 20, inthe felloe portion 11,which holes arel not large enough to allow the heads 21 to pass. so thatthe rim rings 12 and 14 are clamped as one piece to the Afelloe portion11. V

The felloe portion 11 is reinforced aboutthe bolt holes by bridgingpieces 22.`which are welded in place. The heads 21 are held from'turning by means of cotter; pins 21 u* passing through the bridgingpieces The disk 7, is secured to the backing plate 3 by means of nuts 4,threaded on the studs 6, secured in the post 6; the nuts 4 bear againstthe plate 3, in pockets 3". and cause the plate 3 to clamp the disk 7against the backing late 3.

`Radial y fixed in the felloe portion 11, is the tire valve tube 23.

It will be noticed that the lbend 7*, of the disk 7 permits of the innerend of the tube 23, being exposed on the outside of the wheel.

The clincher rim 12, shown in Figure 8, has an inturned flange 19,similar to the flange 19, of t-he separable rim shown in Fi ure 2. Therim 12EL with its flange 19 v1s adapted to fit upon the felloe portion11, of the wheel. In this case one set of bolts 18 and nuts are requiredto hold the rim upon the felloe.

While the wheel above described and illustrated is designed to bedetachably mounted upon a Ford type of hub, changes in its constructioncan be made to adapt the same to other types of hubs without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention; I therefore'do not Wish to beconfined to the one embodiment herein illustrated and described. A

Having described my invention I claim, 1. In a disk Wheel, a hub, a diskhaving a felloe portion, an a-uxiliary disk fixed to said firstmentioned disk having a seating portion, a seating plate adapted toreceive said seating portion of said auxiliary disk, means for fixingsaid seating plate to said hub, and other means for fixing said disk tosaid seating portion.

2. In a disk Wheel, a hub, a disk of sheet metal having a felloeportion, an auxiliary disk fixed to said first mentioned disk, having aseating portion, a seating plate adapted toreceive said seating portionof said auxiliary disk, means for fixing said seating plate to said hub,a circular plate on said hub outside of said first mentioned disk, andmeans for clamping said disks to said seating plate.

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3. A disk Wheelcomprisinga hub, a single sheet metal disk on said hub,having its periphery formed into a felloe portion, a smaller diskperipherally and concentrically contacting and fixed to said rstmentioned disk and spaced near the hub from said first mentioned disk,acircular plate concentrically fixed upon said hub and forming a seat forsaid smaller disk and means for holding the parts of said wheeltogether.

4. Ina disk wheel, a hub, a disk having a felloe portion, an auxiliarydisk having its periphery rigidly secured to said first mentioned diskand having a seating portion, a.

seating plate adapted to receive said seating ortion of said auxiliarydisk, means for .fixlng said seating plate to said hub, and other meansfor fixing said disk to said seating portion.`

5. In a diskfwheel, a hub, a disk of sheet metal having a felloeportion, an auxiliary disk having its peripheral portion rigidlysecuredto said first mentioned disk, having a seating portion, a seatingplate adapted to receive said seating portlon of said auxiliary disk,means for fixing said seatin late tol said hub, a circular plate on saiub outside of said first Inentionedvdisk, and means for clamping saiddisks to said seatplate. 6. ,A disk Wheel comprising a hub, a singlesheet metal disk on said hub, having its periphery formed into a felloeportion, a seating plate fixed upon said hub, rand a disk smaller thanthe Yfirst mentioned disk periph' erally and concentrically contactingand r1gidly secured to the first mentioned disk, and seating upon saidseating plate, and spaced from the first mentioned disk between itsperiphery and its seat upon said plate, and means for holding thespecified parts together.

7. In a disk wheel, a hub, a disk body member mounted on said hub andhaving a felloe portion, a seating member secured upon the hub, and areinforcing disk less in diameter than said body member seated upon saidseating member 'and inclined toward the disk body member andperipherally rigidly secured to said body member.

8. In a. disk Wheel, a hub having a radial flange, a disk body membermounted on said hub and having a felloe portion, a reinforcing disk lessin diameter than said body member peripherally engaging said body memberand extending toward the hub in a divergent relation to said bodymember, and a member mounted on said hub between said body member andsaid hub fiange, having a peripheral portion .extendin between said hubfiange and reinforcing disk and spacing the same.

9. In a disk Wheel, a hub, a disk bod member, an auxiliary disk havingits periphery rigidly secured to said body member and having a seatingportion, a seating plate adapted to receive said seating portionof theauxiliary disk, means for fixing said seating plate to said hub, andother means for firing said body member to said seating p ate.

10. In a disk wheel, a hub, a sheet metal disk forming a body member, anauxiliary disk having its peripheral portion rigidly secured to saidbody member, and havin a seating portion, a seatin plateA adap toreceive said seating portion of the auxiliary disk, means for `fixingsaid seatin plate to said hub, a circular plate on sai hub outside ofsaid body member, and means for clamping said disks to said seatingplate.

11. A disk wheel comprisin a hub, a sin- 4gie sheet metal disk on saidub a seating plate fixedV upon said hub, a dis .smaller than the firstmentioned disk peripherally and concentrically contacting and rigidisecured to the first mentioned disk, and seating upon said seatingplate, and spaced fromv the first mentioned disk between its peripheryand its'seat upon said plate, and means for holding the specified' partstogether.

12. In a disk wheel, a hub, a disk body member mounted on said4 hub andhaving a.-

felloe portion, a seatin member vsecured upon the hub, and a remforcindisk less in diameter than said body mem er Seated upon said seatingmemberv and inclined to- Ward the disk body member and periphlas erallyrigidly secured to said body member. 13. In a disk Wheel, e hub havinga. radial ange, a disk body member mounted on said hub, a. reinforcingdisk less in diameterthan 5 said body member peripheraily enga Ing saidbody member and extending tower the hub in a' divergent relation to saidbody member, and a member mounted on seid hub between said body memberand said hub flan e, having u peripheral portion ex- 10 tending ezweenSaid hub flange and reinforcing disk and spacing the same.

FRED C. SCHOENTHAL.

